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The women's
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tournament at the
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was the 5th edition of the field hockey event for women at the
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and the
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, both located in
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won the gold medal for the second time after defeating
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3–1 in the final. The
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won the bronze medal by defeating
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4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw.


Qualification

The previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the five teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, eight teams competed in this tournament.


Squads


Umpires

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Results

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Preliminary round

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Medal round


Bronze medal match


Gold medal match


Statistics


Final ranking

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Scorers

;8 goals * Alyson Annan * Chang Eun-jung ;7 goals * Wietske de Ruiter ;6 goals * Cho Eun-jung ;4 goals *
Katrina Powell Katrina Maree "Triny" Powell (born 8 April 1972 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is an Australian field hockey player. She represented Australia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Powell was a member of the Aust ...
* Jane Sixsmith * Mijntje Donners ;3 goals * Danielle Roche * Jenn Morris *
Lisa Powell Lisa Josephine Carruthers (née Powell) (born 8 July 1970 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former field hockey forward, who was a member of the Australian Women's Hockey Team, best known as the ''Hockeyroos'', that won the gold medal at the 1 ...
* Michelle Andrews * Britta Becker *
Franziska Hentschel Franziska Constanze Hentschel (born 29 June 1970 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg) is a former field hockey forward from Germany. Hentschel was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olymp ...
* Marcia Pankratz ;2 goals *
Jorgelina Rimoldi Jorgelina Rimoldi Puig (born October 6, 1971) is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII ...
*
Karina Masotta Paula Karina Masotta Biagetti (born March 5, 1971 in Buenos Aires) is a retired field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national field hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also won the Champions Trophy in ...
* Sofía MacKenzie * Jill Atkins * Mandy Nicholls * Vanessa van Kooperen *
Ellen Kuipers Ellen Marchien Dubbeldam-Kuipers (born 8 April 1971 in Hattem, Gelderland) is a former field hockey forward from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 94 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored 32 ...
*
Barbara Marois Barbara "Barb" Marois (born March 1, 1963 in Auburn, Massachusetts) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics ...
;1 goal * María Castelli * Kate Starre *
Rechelle Hawkes Rechelle Margaret Hawkes, (born 30 May 1967 in Albany, Western Australia) is the former captain of the Australian Women's Hockey Team, best known as the '' Hockeyroos'',she was captain for eight years and became the seco ...
* Renita Farrell * Lucía López * Maider Tellería * Nagore Gabellanes * Natalia Dorado * Sonia Barrio * Christine Cook * Kathryn Johnson * Rhona Simpson *
Susan Fraser Susan Barbara "Sue" Fraser (born 15 July 1966 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a former field hockey player from Scotland, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Four years later in A ...
* Heike Lätzsch * Melanie Cremer * Choi Mi-soon * Kwon Chang-sook * Kwon Soo-hyun * Lee Eun-kyung * Lee Eun-young *
Carole Thate Carole Helene Antoinette Thate (born 6 December 1971, in Utrecht (city), Utrecht) is a Dutch former field hockey player, who played 168 international matches for the Netherlands, in which she scored forty goals. She made her debut ...
*
Jeannette Lewin Jeannette Marianne Lewin (born 27 February 1972 in Vianen, South Holland) is a former field hockey midfield player from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 114 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she s ...
* Cindy Werley *
Liz Tchou Elizabeth Tchou (born September 25, 1966 in Medford, New Jersey) is a former field hockey defender from the United States and is currently working for the USA Field Hockey Association as Manager of Youth Development. Tchou was a member of th ...
*
Tracey Fuchs Tracey Claire Fuchs (born November 3, 1966, in Centereach, New York) is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She a ...


References


External links

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